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In its heyday Dunlop was the biggest tyre maker outside of the United States Dunlop has been based in Birmingham for nearly 100 years and is part of the landscape but the company's base was always in jeopardy after Jaguar Land Rover bought the Dunlop site for expansion last May. 'Fort Dunlop', the original tyre…

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Two track legends! John Surtees presents John McGuinness with his trophy The twenty time Isle of Man TT race winner John McGuinness joins the eight founding members and 17 past inductees including Ayrton Senna, Enzo Ferrari, Sir Stirling Moss, Michael Schumacher, Sir Jackie Stewart and Niki Lauda. The 'Morecambe Missile', twenty time Isle of Man…

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Roger Marshall talks to Steve Plater The Carole Nash Classic Bike Guide Winter Classic is open for business with the crowds coming to take advantage of the array of trade stands and autojumble plots, and study the rows of stunning machines on display. In the first main event of the day, 1980s race legend and…

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The final race, at Aragon, saw riders Peter Linden (SWE) Hugh Brasher (GB) and Cormac Conroy (IRE) finish second behind local heroes the Segarra brothers aboard a Motobox Moto Guzzi. The P&M which the Phase One guys race is the ‘factory’ bike which John Cowie and Bernie Tolman used in the 1978 World Endurance races,…

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William Dunlop, Olie Linsdell, Jamie Coward and Doug Snow share the limelight Following a week of practice the race programme gets underway with the Bennetts 500cc Classic TT Race on Saturday, August 23. This is followed on Bank Holiday Monday, August 25, with the Okells 350cc Classic TT Race, followed by the combined Motorsport Merchandise…

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Calendar and book Artist and journalist Rachael Clegg, together with Al Jazeera photojournalist Peter Greste and assistant Shaz Nicol, has once again created a calendar that paid visual homage to some of the most significant and quirky events in TT history. The result is, once again, 15 leaves of unusual monochrome images, with last year’s…

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John McGuinness, left, and Michael Dunlop consider the Classic TT a success The treasury originally surveyed the Manx Grand Prix in 2009 before replicating the study in the 2013 inaugural Classic TT, Manx Grand Prix, VMCC Festival of Jurby and the Classic and Two Day Trials. The research revealed an overall increase in visitors to…

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New Classic Racer on sale! CLASSIC RACER REGULARS • Editor's intro Malc set the scene • Pole Position Sign of things to come • Archive Shot A look to the future • Paddock Gossip All the news • Readers Write You have your say • Subscribe now Save money here CLASSIC RACER PEOPLE • Rod…

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A wide range of vintage and classic motorcycles compete against each other in a range of events from pre-1934 solos, outfits and three wheelers, through to the exciting BEARS series catering for European and American machines from the 1970s and 80s. British Historic racing 2014 calendar Anglesey: April 12-13 Three Sisters: May 10-11 Mallory Park:…

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John Woodward and the Roadrunner III outfit he restored for Norman Hyde (sitting) Hyde captured the World Sidecar Land Speed Record in 1972, driving his home-built Roadrunner III to an average speed of 161.8 mph at RAF Fairford – a record that remained unbeaten for over 35 years.  Norman worked as a development engineer at…

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